Workday HRIS Senior Analyst

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The Opportunity:

The HRIS Senior Analyst is a key member of the People Technology and Projects team in People and Culture. This role will collaborate with, HR, Payroll and IT members, as well as other key stakeholders. This role will participate in the global implementation of Workday modules to provide ongoing Workday Application Support and Workday Rolling Adoption.

What you'll be doing everyday:

• Support the Associate Director of People Technology and Projects in detailed process design for Workday Modules and Releases
• Support and assist with defining requirements, workflows, participate in all build / configuration, testing, and implementation activities to meet specifications of the Workday project work.
• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across the business to understand requirements
• Act as a global resource in the areas of core HR processes in Workday
• Effectively communicate status updates and risk assessments to the team
• Manage and update permissions, access, and security settings for HRIS users to ensure duties and visibility to secure data is properly segregated within the system
• Liaise between HR teams, Information Technology, internal stakeholders, and external vendors for HRIS implementation, design and enhancement projects
• Ensure system compliance with data security and privacy requirements
• Provide technical support, troubleshooting and guidance to HRIS users
• Implement functions and documentation such as automated queries, filters, and reports; compile complex data reports, summaries, and logs for leaders
• Provide user training for new functionality as needed

What you bring to the table:

• Familiarity with human capital policies and procedures to ensure the HRIS functionality maintains compliance
• Project management skills including organization, prioritization, and time management; ability to juggle short-term and longer-term initiatives; ability to reprioritize accordingly to meet immediate needs
• Familiarity to Workday project management methodology
• Strong ability to apply discretion as it relates to confidential or sensitive information
• Ability to work with rigid deadlines while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong interest in collaboration, both within the HR team and across the organization
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in IT, Business, Human Resources, or a related field
• 3 years of progressive experience in Workday
• Experience implementing HR technology solutions, developing business requirements, deploying applicable technologies and business process re-engineering preferred
• Experience mapping out business requirements
• Experience in data analysis and drawing conclusions based on data, including a demonstrated ability to present recommendations and to assist in decision making